diff --git a/happy-new-year.patch b/happy-new-year.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..432780a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/happy-new-year.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Index: dateparser-1.2.2/tests/test_search.py
+===================================================================
+--- dateparser-1.2.2.orig/tests/test_search.py
++++ dateparser-1.2.2/tests/test_search.py
+@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ class TestTranslateSearch(BaseTestCase):
+             languages=["ru"],
+         )
+         expected = [
+-            ("12 января", datetime.datetime(2025, 1, 12, 0, 0), "ru"),
+-            ("30 апреля", datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 30, 0, 0), "ru"),
++            ("12 января", datetime.datetime(today.year, 1, 12, 0, 0), "ru"),
++            ("30 апреля", datetime.datetime(today.year, 4, 30, 0, 0), "ru"),
+         ]
+         assert result == expected
diff --git a/python-dateparser.changes b/python-dateparser.changes
index 62b4f38..4596783 100644
--- a/python-dateparser.changes
+++ b/python-dateparser.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan  2 12:55:05 UTC 2026 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Add happy-new-year.patch, sent upstream (boo#1255836)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 15 11:38:15 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-dateparser.spec b/python-dateparser.spec
index f7054e1..6a7f78d 100644
--- a/python-dateparser.spec
+++ b/python-dateparser.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-dateparser
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC and contributors
+# Copyright (c) 2026 SUSE LLC and contributors
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/d/dateparser/date
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM mark-network-tests.patch gh#scrapinghub/dateparser#1059 mcepl@suse.com
 # mark test requiring network access
 Patch1:         mark-network-tests.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM https://github.com/scrapinghub/dateparser/pull/1294 use current year in test_search_dates_with_prepositions
+Patch2:         happy-new-year.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes